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Alignements de Kermario
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Carnac
Predating Stonehenge by around 100 years, Carnac (Garnag in Breton) also tops it with
sheer numbers - it's the world's greatest concentration of megaliths. There are no fewer
than 3000 of these upright stones, most around thigh-high, erected between 5000 and
3500 BC.
To see them, sign up for a one-hour guided visit at the
Maison des Mégalithes
, run-
ning regularly in French year-round and usually in English at 3pm Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday from early July to late August.
The largest menhir field - with 1099 stones - is the
Alignements du Ménec
, 1km
north of Carnac-Ville. From here, the D196 heads northeast for about 1.5km to the equally
impressive
Alignements de Kermario
. Another 500m further on are the
Alignements
de Kerlescan
, a smaller group also accessible in winter.
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